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We don't ! That's a common misconception many foreigners appear to have ! People from outside the UK automatically assume we all talk like Her Majesty The Queen - when we actually have more than 100 regional dialects ! That would be like us Brits assuming that all americans talk like Dolly Parton !

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In the southern part of England, the letter 'a' is usually elongated so that it sounds like 'aah'. In the northern part of England, as well as Wales and Scotland, it is usually shortened.

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